Friday, 14 May 2021 | Part 1 - Base Isolation

The Third Kenji Ishihara Colloquium Series on Earthquake Engineering includes a series of three webinars on the topics of Base Isolation, Damping Systems and Soil-Structure Interaction. Three distinguished panelists will be invited to each webinar for a 20-minute presentation each and will be followed by a discussion with questions and answers under the lead of a moderator. This series of webinars targeted structural and geotechnical engineers, architects, students, researchers and building officials. The Kenji Ishihara Colloquium Series on Earthquake Engineering is hosted by the EERI San Diego Regional Chapter. Part 1 speakers included Reid Zimmerman, KPFF; Henry Tatham, Beca; and Michael Constantinou, University at Buffalo.

Friday, 21 May 2021 | Part 2 - Damping Systems

The Third Kenji Ishihara Colloquium Series on Earthquake Engineering include a series of three webinars on the topics of Base Isolation, Damping Systems and Soil-Structure Interaction. Three distinguished panelists will be invited to each webinar for a 20-minute presentation each and will be followed by a discussion with questions and answers under the lead of a moderator. This series of webinars targeted structural and geotechnical engineers, architects, students, researchers and building officials. The Kenji Ishihara Colloquium Series on Earthquake Engineering is hosted by the EERI San Diego Regional Chapter. Part 2 speakers included Ian Aiken, SIE, Inc.; Aaron Malatesta, Taylor Devices; and Jay Love, Degenkolb.

Friday, 28 May 2021 | Part 3 - Soil-Structure Interaction

The Third Kenji Ishihara Colloquium Series on Earthquake Engineering included a series of three webinars on the topics of Base Isolation, Damping Systems and Soil-Structure Interaction. Three distinguished panelists will be invited to each webinar for a 20-minute presentation each and will be followed by a discussion with questions and answers under the lead of a moderator. This series of webinars targeted structural and geotechnical engineers, architects, students, researchers and building officials. The Kenji Ishihara Colloquium Series on Earthquake Engineering is hosted by the EERI San Diego Regional Chapter. Part 3 speakers included Bret Lizundia, Rutherford+Chekene; Sissy Nikolaou, NIST; and Jonathan Stewart, UCLA.

Thursday, 8 July 2021

The EERI Northern California Regional Chapter and the EERI Learning from Earthquakes Program hosted a FREE webinar on two earthquakes that struck offshore Japan. The earthquakes are especially noteworthy because they are aftershocks occurring 10 years after the great 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. The February 13, 2021 Fukushima-ken Oki earthquake (M7.1) was a powerful and deadly quake that struck offshore west of Japan. The earthquake left one person dead, and at least 186 injured. It also inflicted modest damage across the Tōhoku and Kanto regions. The March 20, 2021 Miyagi quake (M7.0) also struck offshore. Power outages and some damage occurred in Miyagi prefecture. Sendai, the capital of Miyagi prefecture, suffered extensive damage from the great 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The Quick Quake Briefing featured two speakers from the Building Research Institute, National Research and Development Agency, Japan.

Tuesday, 24 August 2021

The EERI Northern California Regional Chapter and the EERI Learning from Earthquakes Program are co-hosting a FREE webinar on the Samos-Izmir M7.0 earthquake that struck on October 30, 2020 in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece.

The quake caused significant damage and left many dead in Turkey from collapsed buildings. The worst effects were in western Turkey, particularly in the city of Izmir, where over 4 million people live some 40 miles from the epicenter. The earthquake also triggered a tsunami that flooded coastal areas in Turkey and Samos Island. The epicenter was located at the sea border between Turkey and Greece, and faults in that area were not well explored. In the aftermath of the earthquake, leaders of both countries expressed the need for future cooperation—”whatever our differences, these are times when our people need to stand together.” The briefing will also discuss joint Greece/Turkey research.